Maurissa Jenkins, a 2012 recipient of an A.A.S. degree in Health Information Management and Technology, did not let multiple moves as a military wife interfere with her college education.
First in California, then in Virginia, and then to a third home in Virginia (after her family experienced a house fire), Maurissa finished her degree online. Since a few of her required courses were not offered online, caring faculty and instructional technology staff arranged for her to attend class and seek advisement through videoconferencing.
So, it made perfect sense that Maurissa would attend Commencement 2012 via videoconferencing since she couldn’t be in town for the ceremony. “Maurissa, I told you earlier this spring we would find a way for you to attend graduation. Congratulations!,” President Drew Matonak said to a beaming Maurissa seen on the “big screen” in the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium during the May 19 event.
The Instructional Technologies Department once again pushed the boundaries at this year’s Commencement, conducting a live video conference with Maurissa — at home in Virginia — during this year’s ceremony. Maurissa was able to participate using Jabber, desktop videoconferencing software, to see and hear the ceremony. During the President’s remarks, Maurissa, in her cap and gown, was seen by all on the stadium’s Jumbotron.
Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 11:45:15 +0000 by d.gardner